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Soundboard Module

Soundboard is the third Medium module and the last new one before the Hard modules arrive. It’s a grid of buttons where one of them rings. Finding that button is the first task; then its Braille number and its color tell the manual which buttons to press, and in which order. It combines three skills the team has learned separately – listening, Braille and color – into one module. It first appears on Level 11.

Module Soundboard
Type Standard defusal module
Difficulty Medium
First appears Level 11
Named in levels 11 and 12; can also be rolled in Random Medium slots
Layout A 3×3 grid of buttons
Clues The ringing button’s Braille number and color
Answer A set of grid positions, pressed in order

How the Module Works

The panel is a 3×3 grid of buttons. Guides number them in reading order, so the team can talk about positions without describing them:

1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9

The Blind Monkey presses buttons one at a time until one of them rings. That button carries a Braille number, which the Blind Monkey reads, and a color, which the Deaf Monkey calls. The Mute Monkey combines the number and the color in the manual and gets a pattern of positions to press, in a specific order.

Number the grid before you start and never change it. “Position five” is the center for everyone; “the middle-ish one” is the start of a wrong press.

Who Does What

Role Job on Soundboard
Blind Monkey Cycles through the buttons, finds the one that rings, reads its Braille number, presses the final positions
Deaf Monkey Tracks which position the Blind Monkey is on, calls the ringing button’s color, relays the positions
Mute Monkey Hears the ring too, looks up number + color and signals the positions in order

The Deaf Monkey can’t hear the ring, but can see where the Blind Monkey’s hand is. That makes the Deaf Monkey the right player to keep track of the candidate position while the Blind Monkey listens.

Step-by-Step Relay

  1. Agree on numbering. Positions 1–9, left to right, top to bottom.
  2. Cycle deliberately. The Blind Monkey presses buttons in order, one at a time, saying the position each time.
  3. Stop on the ring. “Position five rings.” Don’t move on until the team has noted it.
  4. Read the Braille. The Blind Monkey reads that button’s number: “Braille two.”
  5. Call the color. The Deaf Monkey: “Position five is blue.”
  6. Wait for all three clues. The Mute Monkey starts the lookup only when position, number and color are all in.
  7. Signal positions in order. The Mute Monkey shows them one at a time with finger counts.
  8. Press one by one. The Deaf Monkey relays each position, the Blind Monkey repeats it, presses, and says “done”.

Callout Script

  • Blind “Soundboard. One… two… three… four… five – five rings.”
  • Blind “Braille two.”
  • Deaf “Five, Braille two, color blue. Mute, positions?”
  • Mute Shows the first position with a finger count.
  • Deaf “Blind: position seven.” – “Seven?” – “Yes.” – “Done.”

Common Mistakes

  • Losing which button rang. Say the position out loud as you press, so the ring can be matched to it.
  • Reading the Braille from a rotated angle. A rotated cell gives a different number. Read it the same way every time.
  • Calling color and number without the position. The team needs to know which button they belong to.
  • Holding positions in memory. Confirm each press aloud before the next.
  • Losing your place after Chaos. When an interruption ends, check which positions have actually been pressed before continuing.

Where You’ll Meet It

Level Timer Modules Chaos
11 4:00 Soundboard + Symbol Alarm
12 4:00 Random Easy + Soundboard + Random Medium Pressure + Slider
13 and later Varies Can be rolled in Random Medium slots Varies

Level 11 puts Soundboard next to Symbol, so two sound-based modules share one bomb. Finish one completely before starting the other, or the team will mix up which sound belongs to which module.

Practice Checklist

  • Grid positions are numbered 1–9 in reading order.
  • The Blind Monkey says each position while cycling.
  • The ringing position is announced before anything else.
  • Braille number and color are both collected for that position.
  • The lookup starts only when all three clues are in.
  • Positions are pressed one at a time, each repeated back.

FAQ

How is the Soundboard laid out?

As a 3×3 grid. Most guides number the buttons 1 to 9, left to right and top to bottom.

How do we find the right button?

The Blind Monkey presses the buttons one by one until one of them rings. That button’s Braille number and color are the clues for the manual.

Why can’t the Deaf Monkey find the ringing button?

The Deaf Monkey can’t hear. The ring has to be heard by the Blind or Mute Monkey; the Deaf Monkey keeps track of which position it came from.

Where does Soundboard first appear?

On Level 11, alongside Symbol and the Alarm. It’s named again on Level 12.